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Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is a prominent contemporary bassist. His styles include bluegrass, newgrass, jazz, and classical.

Meyer grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He learned to play the double bass from his father, the late Edgar Meyer, Sr., who directed the string orchestra program for the local public school system. Meyer later went on to Indiana University to study with Stuart Sankey.

Meyer is noted for achieving virtuosity on an instrument of unusual technical difficulty. His skill has allowed him to perform difficult music originally composed for other instruments, as in his recordings of Bach's unaccompanied cello suites. Meyer frequently records and performs with other outstanding artists, including: Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, James Taylor, Jerry Douglas, Mike Marshall, and Mark O'Connor.

Meyer has also composed a number of works that break the traditional mold of classical music, including two double bass concertos, a double concerto for bass and cello, and a violin concerto composed specifically for Hilary Hahn.

His collaborations have been nominated for, and awarded, several Grammys. In 2002, he was named a MacArthur Fellow.

Discography

Sony Classical

2004

Music For Two

2002

Meyer Bottesini Concertos with Joshua Bell & Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

2001

The American Seasons
Perpetual Motion (2 Grammys)
Classic Yo-Yo
Classical Hits
Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology

2000

Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass
Appalachian Journey Live in Concert (VHS and DVD)
Appalachian Journey (Grammy)
Barber, Meyer: Violin Concertos

1999

Listen to the Storyteller
Short Trip Home (Grammy nominated)
At the Octoroon Balls

1997

Uncommon Ritual

1996

Appalachia Waltz
Schubert: Trout Quintet; Arpeggione Sonata

Deutsche Grammophon

Emerson String Quartet (works by Meyer and Rorem)

MCA Master Series

Unfolding (1986)
Dreams of Flight
Love of a Lifetime
Work In Progress
With Strength in Numbers (Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Mark O’Connor, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer) The Telluride Sessions

Sugar Hill Records

Skip, Hop, and Wobble (Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer)

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